The Imitating Ability of Animals One of the most important abilities of the children after birth is imitation. They imitate the ways adults speaking, acting even dressing. Neverthless,are there imitations in animal world? Experiments tell us that the dog would learn to wash face his face with paws and catch mice if they were kept together with a cat. Chicks ofter learn picking rice from hens. But, they would not only promote the frequency ,but also pick the same colour that the machinery hen picks. Through experiments, we can learn that imtations among animals are the same with humans. It is also a kind of learning type to promote self skills and learn new skills by watching and copying others.